Indiana University Athletics
Looze Named ASCA Coach of the Year Finalist
8/12/2022 10:03:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana head swimming coach Ray Looze has been named one of six finalists for the ASCA Coach of the Year award, the association announced this week.
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The award highlights swimming excellence at the world level. The winner will be announced September 8 at the awards banquet during the ASCA World Clinic at the Westgate Resort in Las Vegas.
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Ten swimmers with ties to the IU program competed at the 19th FINA World Championships in June and July both for Team USA and for international squads.
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A former IU swimmer, now swimming with Indiana Swim Club, Lilly King won three gold medals at the competition. With a victory in the 200-meter breaststroke race, King became the first American swimmer to win a career of gold medals in the 50, 100 and 200-meter events of one stroke at the long course world championships. King also contributed to two USA relay victories.
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King's training partner, Annie Lazor also qualified for world championships in the 50-meter and 100-meter breaststroke events. Lazor will also compete for Team USA at the Duel in the Pool, a
Meet between the Australian and United States national teams. Lazor will be joined by fellow breaststroker and senior Mackenzie Looze, who recently won the 200-meter breaststroke national championship at the Phillips 66 National Championships.
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Coach Looze also had a hand in a pair of national records set at world championships. On the first day of competition, freshman Ching Hwee Gan set Singapore's standard in the 1500-meter freestyle, going 16:32.43. Then, Egypt's Mohamed Samy went 54.67 in the 100-meter backstroke to set the best mark for his country.
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Freshman Mariah Denigan was one of the top female swimmers in Team USA's open water lineup this summer. She helped the red, white and blue to a seventh-place finish in the mixed 4x1500-meter event and then placed 15th in the world individually in the 10-kilometer race.
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Domestically, Looze was named the Big Ten Men's Coach of the Year for a sixth time in his career after leading the Hoosier men to a fourth conference title in six years as well as a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships for a third time in four full seasons.
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The Hoosiers also won big at the Phillips 66 National Championships in July, claiming the women's and combined team titles. Three swimmers with ties to IU won individual titles: Zach Apple (100m free co-champion), Mackenzie Looze (200m breast) and Josh Matheny (100m breast). IU swimmers captured five medals in all.
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The award highlights swimming excellence at the world level. The winner will be announced September 8 at the awards banquet during the ASCA World Clinic at the Westgate Resort in Las Vegas.
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Ten swimmers with ties to the IU program competed at the 19th FINA World Championships in June and July both for Team USA and for international squads.
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A former IU swimmer, now swimming with Indiana Swim Club, Lilly King won three gold medals at the competition. With a victory in the 200-meter breaststroke race, King became the first American swimmer to win a career of gold medals in the 50, 100 and 200-meter events of one stroke at the long course world championships. King also contributed to two USA relay victories.
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King's training partner, Annie Lazor also qualified for world championships in the 50-meter and 100-meter breaststroke events. Lazor will also compete for Team USA at the Duel in the Pool, a
Meet between the Australian and United States national teams. Lazor will be joined by fellow breaststroker and senior Mackenzie Looze, who recently won the 200-meter breaststroke national championship at the Phillips 66 National Championships.
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Coach Looze also had a hand in a pair of national records set at world championships. On the first day of competition, freshman Ching Hwee Gan set Singapore's standard in the 1500-meter freestyle, going 16:32.43. Then, Egypt's Mohamed Samy went 54.67 in the 100-meter backstroke to set the best mark for his country.
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Freshman Mariah Denigan was one of the top female swimmers in Team USA's open water lineup this summer. She helped the red, white and blue to a seventh-place finish in the mixed 4x1500-meter event and then placed 15th in the world individually in the 10-kilometer race.
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Domestically, Looze was named the Big Ten Men's Coach of the Year for a sixth time in his career after leading the Hoosier men to a fourth conference title in six years as well as a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships for a third time in four full seasons.
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The Hoosiers also won big at the Phillips 66 National Championships in July, claiming the women's and combined team titles. Three swimmers with ties to IU won individual titles: Zach Apple (100m free co-champion), Mackenzie Looze (200m breast) and Josh Matheny (100m breast). IU swimmers captured five medals in all.
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@IndianaSwimDive
Be sure to keep up with all the latest news on the Indiana men's and women's swimming and diving teams on social media – Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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#GoIU
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